About Search and Restore

Search and Restore host Tim Strange collaborates with volunteer teams to rebuild vehicles for deserving families

Search and Restore Season 1 Episodes

1967 Casper Nova Part I
Meet the build team and the recipient of our first Search & Restore project vehicle, a '67 Chevy II Nova.
Season 1  Episode 1
1967 Casper Nova Part I
1967 Casper Nova Part II
Blasting reveals patch panels and a rotted floor, as the restoration on Andy's Chevy II goes into high gear!
Season 1  Episode 2
1967 Casper Nova Part II
1967 Casper Nova Part III
Volunteers come together with donated parts to make the build up of this '67 Nova a reality.
Season 1  Episode 3
1967 Casper Nova Part III
1967 Casper Nova Part IV - Build Finale
Final episode of our '67 Nova as the family gets back their dream car and then some in an unbelievable reveal!
Season 1  Episode 4
1967 Casper Nova Part IV - Build Finale
'94 GMC Part I
Search & Restore goes to Pomeroy, OH to rescue a worn out 4x4 driven by a husband and wife.
Season 1  Episode 5
'94 GMC Part I
'94 GMC Part II
We install a lift kit and overhaul a '94 GMC with a new V8 engine and custom paint.
Season 1  Episode 6
'94 GMC Part II
'94 GMC Part III
Body work on Anthony's GMC resumes as this '94 GM 1500 4x4 is treated to a custom paint job.
Season 1  Episode 7
'94 GMC Part III
'94 GMC Finale
The grand finale, when the Rowe family travels 9 hours to our shop to pick up Anthony's daily driver pick up.
Season 1  Episode 8
'94 GMC Finale
Jeep TJ on Steroids Part I
We build a dream off-road rig for a dedicated dad, Jason, and his family in Louisiana.
Season 1  Episode 9
Jeep TJ on Steroids Part I
Jeep TJ on Steroids Part II
A unique custom roll cage transforms Jason's stock TJ Jeep into an off-road beast, blending safety and style.
Season 1  Episode 10
Jeep TJ on Steroids Part II
Jeep TJ on Steroids Part III
We rebuild a straight six engine and apply a bold blue paint to Jason's Jeep TJ.
Season 1  Episode 11
Jeep TJ on Steroids Part III
Jeep TJ Reveal & Trail Ride
The transformation of Jason's 2001 Jeep TJ into an off-road powerhouse is complete.
Season 1  Episode 12
Jeep TJ Reveal & Trail Ride
Military Mustang Part I
We embark on a mission to restore a 1967 Mustang for veteran Paul Caylor and pay homage to military heroes.
Season 1  Episode 13
Military Mustang Part I
Military Mustang Part II
With all of the metal work done, the Mustang heads for some serious body prep followed by a custom paint.
Season 1  Episode 14
Military Mustang Part II
Military Mustang Part III
We transform a classic Mustang into a sleek pro-touring machine with modern exhaust and suspension upgrades.
Season 1  Episode 15
Military Mustang Part III
Military Mustang Finale
Four weeks of intense labor and the Mustang will be ready to give back to a deserving veteran.
Season 1  Episode 16
Military Mustang Finale

Search and Restore Builds

Ty Cardona sold his Barracuda as a teen to start a family. 26 years later his kids are grown, and a replacement Mopar sits in his driveway undone. Ty's a firefighter who spends his free time helping others. So we decided to help finish his dream car.
4 Episodes
'74 Challenger
The Fabulous Hudson Hornet is legend, in NASCAR racing, in animated film, and now on PowerBlock, when Tim Strange rescues a stalled project from a Michigan viewer. Volunteers gently transform history into a show-stopping lead sled right before your eyes!
4 Episodes
'51 Hudson Hornet
Shane Skennonto is a 36 year old construction safety manager in Philadelphia, PA. His girlfriend Amy wrote The PowerBlock asking us to help finish Shane's 1948 Ford F2 pickup that had been sitting in his father's garage since he passed away three years ago. Tim Strange and our Search & Restore team traveled to York, Pennsylvania - to surprise him with makeover of this classic truck, fulfilling a dream both his late father and grandfather had for the family. Shane calls this a "4-gen Ford" as S
4 Episodes
'48 Ford F2
In spite of being in a wheelchair, gearhead Chad Terhar never let his disability get in the way of his dream of rebuilding his dream car - a classic 1955 Chevy 210 Handyman. His wife calls him "handi-capable!" But when we learned Chad needed help finishing his project, Tim and the team traveled to Tacoma, Washington to surprise him with a well deserved makeover.
4 Episodes
'55 Chevy 210 Handyman
Tim and Tommy travel to Colorado Springs, CO where they meet Paul Kahler war veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and current Sergeant in the Colorado National Guard. His brother bought him his dream car when he got out of the Army back in 2006. But the turquoise '67 Mustang Coupe has seen better days. It's trailered back to the PowerBlock Tech Center for a Tim Strange transformation into a modern "G-machine" street rod.
4 Episodes
'67 Mustang Coupe
Jason Smelser is a dedicated husband and family man with an under-powered Jeep TJ, so when Search & Restore found out what Jason does to give back to his community, we didn't want to pass up the opportunity to apply some much-needed TLC to his off-road renegade.
4 Episodes
Jeep TJ
The second build for Search & Restore takes us to Pomeroy, Ohio, where Anthony and Cindy Rowe live with their eight children. Anthony has a 1994 GMC 1500, his daily driver he's had to fix every few weeks, that is, until Search & Restore comes to retrieve it.
4 Episodes
'94 GMC 1500
Andy's '67 Chevy II had been sitting for 2 years, no motor, trans, after cancer took the life of his 30 year old wife. Raising 3 kids solo, left no time or money to rebuild the car the kids call 'Casper'. Our Loctite Team hopes to make a dream come true.
4 Episodes
'67 Chevy Nova II